[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 219 (Wednesday, November 13, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68849-68850]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-28771]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. ER02-2435-000 and ER02-2435-001]


Orion Power New York GP II, Inc.; Notice of Issuance of Order

November 5, 2002.
    Orion Power New York GP II, Inc. (Orion New York) submitted for 
filing a proposed tariff under which Orion New York will engage in the 
sales of energy

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and capacity at market-based rates, and for the reassignment of 
transmission capacity. Orion New York also requested waiver of various 
Commission regulations. In particular, Orion New York requested that 
the Commission grant blanket approval under 18 CFR part 34 of all 
future issuances of securities and assumptions of liability by Orion 
New York.
    On October 18, 2002, pursuant to delegated authority, the Director, 
Office of Markets, Tariffs and Rates-East, granted requests for blanket 
approval under part 34, subject to the following:
    Any person desiring to be heard or to protest the blanket approval 
of issuances of securities or assumptions of liability by Orion New 
York should file a motion to intervene or protest with the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 
20426, in accordance with rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's rules 
of practice and procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214).
    Absent a request to be heard in opposition within this period, 
Orion New York is authorized to issue securities and assume obligations 
or liabilities as a guarantor, indorser, surety, or otherwise in 
respect of any security of another person; provided that such issuance 
or assumption is for some lawful object within the corporate purposes 
of Orion New York, compatible with the public interest, and is 
reasonably necessary or appropriate for such purposes.
    The Commission reserves the right to require a further showing that 
neither public nor private interests will be adversely affected by 
continued approval of Orion New York's issuances of securities or 
assumptions of liability.
    Notice is hereby given that the deadline for filing motions to 
intervene or protests, as set forth above, is November 18, 2002.
    Copies of the full text of the Order are available from the 
Commission's Public Reference Branch, 888 First Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20426. This order is available for review at the 
Commission or may be viewed on the Commission's web site at http://www.ferc.gov, using the ``FERRIS'' link. Enter the docket number 
excluding the last three digits in the docket number filed to access 
the document. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at 
[email protected] or toll-free at (866)208-3676, or for TTY, 
contact (202)502-8659. Comments, protests and interventions may be 
filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper; see 18 CFR 
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's web site 
under the ``e-Filing'' link. The Commission strongly encourages 
electronic filings.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-28771 Filed 11-12-02; 8:45 am]
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